2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS IS THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENTS OF AIRBAGS. AFTER RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ON MY VEHICLE TYPE AND YEAR, 85% ARE RELATED TO THIS AIRBAG LIGHT. EVEN AFTER MANDATED RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED? AIRBAGS ARE A MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE INSTALLED TO SAVE LIVES. EVIDENTLY THE RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ISSUE A MANDATE TO FIX PROBLEM SO THAT THE STAYS OFF AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY!!! ALSO, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK, I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENTS AT ALL AT NIGHT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THE 01 LX MODEL ACCORDS BUT NOT THE 01 EX MODELS. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE, ALL 01 ACCORDS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED. I READ THROUGH ALL THE 2001 ACCORD COMPLAINTS AND IT SOUNDS TO ME THERE WILL BE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT MY AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ISSUE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TAKE IT TO A DARK ROOM TURN THE CAR ON AND GUESS WHAT, YOU WILL REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, I AM NO LONGER A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I WILLL LOOK TO BUY A HYUNDAI, THEY WANT THE BUSINESS! *TR

MY 2001 HONDA 6-CYL EX EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-35 MPH. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT 80K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~120K MILES). I WAS DOING ALL REGULAR HONDA MAJOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT EVEN FIND PROBLEM AND ENGINE SAFETY MEASURES. HONDA MENTIONED THAT IF GO WITH ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES MY ENGINE LIFE AND FATY WILL BE INCREASED. I SPEND LOT OF MONEY ON RECOMMENDED REGULAR SERVICES FROM HONDA. REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE; THEY DID "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. HONDA?S RESPONSE: DUE TO THE FREQUENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM HONDA OFFERED A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100K MILES. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL I ASKED TO CHECK AGAIN 120 MILES SERVICE. HONDA SAID YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IF I GIVE SERVICING AT DEALER THEY WILL CHECK ENGINE AND DEFECTS PROPERLY BUT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IN THAT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2001 HONDA ACCORD ON 3/28/10 WHEN A HIT AND RUN DRIVER TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HIT HER IN THE LEFT FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. SHE HAD NECK INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT RECALL IN NOV. OF 2009. IT STILL FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CY COUPE - SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DISABLED DUE TO EITHER A FAULTY SENSOR OR BAD CONTROL BOARD. ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. NOTHING ELSE WAS PERFORMED THAT WOULD AFFECT THIS SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE. *TR

SRS LIGHT. THIS INVOLVES AIRBAG SYSTEM ON 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS NOT REPAIR BY DEALER, BECAUSE THEY SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE IT AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURED RECALL BY HONDA. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY HONDA, NOT BY OWNER OF VEHICLE. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER REQUESTS SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM FIXED FOR FREE *TGW ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 THE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER A NEW ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY NOT RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF HONDA ACCORD LX 4-CYLINDER FWD - OCCURRED. THE D4 INDICATOR STARTED BLINKING. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE BEYOND 10 MILES OR GO TO 2ND OR MORE GEARS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKS OCCURRED. AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT. SINGLE OWNER AND ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT THE HONDA DEALER. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID, NEED TO CHANGE SHIFT SOLENOID B OR LINEAR SHIFT SOLENOID SET. IF THAT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM, NEED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V593000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THE HORN WORKED. UPDATED 09/16/10

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR MOTOR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, UNEXPECTEDLY,NOTHING WAS DONE BY CLEAR LAKE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FOUND PROBLEM UNLESS IT OCCURRED ON THEIR TEST DRIVE, AND ONLY IF BREAKS DOWN. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *KB THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING IN ICY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS, WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER PORTION OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE ROTATED AND THE SIDE IMPACTED THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

I RECEIVED THE HONDA ACCORD RECALL INFORMATION MAILER DURING THE SUMMER 2009 FROM HONDA CORPORATION. I QUICKLY CALLED MY NEIGHBORHOOD HONDA DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS AND I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE- ABOUT 1 WEEKS TIME. YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 9TH, 2010) I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN EXPANDED RECALL AND ADDITIONAL HONDA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. THIS MESSAGE REMINDED ME THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BACK FROM SUSSEX HONDA REGARDING THE RECALL FROM THE SUMMER-TIME. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH TO ME, MEMBERS OF MY YOUNG FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM WHEN HE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AT 150,000 MILES. CHECK ON INTERNET, THIS WAS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT FROM HONDA ACCORD OWNERS, SOME OF THEM BREAKDOWN EVEN AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REGULAR MECHANICAL REPAIR, THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND MY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SEAT) WAS DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT, NOTHING HAPPENED, JUST DEPLOYED. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT AND INSURANCE LOOKED AT IT AND CALLS IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2001: BOTH AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHILE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ON SLOW SPEED (10 MPH) ALONG RESIDENTIAL ROAD. UNDER DISTRESS THE DRIVER DAMAGED 2 PARKED CARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED AIRBAG-DEPLOYMENT RELATED INJURIES. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY FATHER AND HE AND MY MOTHER WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TW

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD (WITH 80K MILES) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30-40 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS IN THESE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING COULD PUT THE OCCUPANTS IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. HONDA STATES THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTEAD WANTS THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN/IMPLEMENTATION. *TW

HAVE 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 DR SEDAN. (EX). FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING GAS, ONCE MY CAR REACHES THE 1/2 AVAILABLE GAS LEVEL, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS COME ON. HAS BEEN CHECKED, DIAGNOSTICS RUN-NO ANSWER TO PROBLEM. IF I STOP, REOPEN MY GAS CAP, REPLACE THE CAP AND CRANK IT AROUND @ 3 TIMES, AFTER 4 RESTARTS OF ENGINE, THE LIGHTS GO OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. DO NOT SEE ANY DEFECTS WITH GAS CAP AS FAR AS GASKETS BEING DEFECTIVE.*CW

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR WHICH THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL BUT THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE DEFECT FOR FREE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE SRS LIGHT ON IT WENT ON A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT ALWAYS STAYED ON CAUSING THE RISK OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND REPEATEDLY CHECKING FOR RECALLS, FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA VEHICLES. I FINALLY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT FIXED. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE, OR THE INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER COMMUNICATED TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

HONDA 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS STUTTERING START PROBLEM , OCCASIONALLY ENGINE STOPS AFTER STARTING. I CONTACTED HONDA USA WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ADVISORY ABOUT IT BUT REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE ECM FIXED AS I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WOULD "DIE" ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I NOW READ THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE REPLACING THE ECM AS PART OF A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATION OF THIS ISSUE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE INSERTED FOR YOUR ADVISORY COMPLETION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN SPRING AND FALL DUE TO GAS FORMULATION CHANGES. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS SHE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY, AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERE HESITATION IN SWITCHING GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CLIMBING UP A HILL. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ACCORD MADE AROUND 2001. I TRIED TO GET HONDA TO PERFORM REPAIR BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (AS A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT). SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR MANY ACCORD, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

MY NAME IS EARLENE BELSEY AND I AM A 79 YEAR OLD WIDOW. I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IN 2002, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SENT OUT A NOTICE NOTIFYING ALL HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPANY WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR AN ADDITIONAL "SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST." THEY DID NOT RECALL THIS MODEL CAR TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE MONEY.THEY STATED THAT "IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION DURING THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD,JUST BRING YOUR CAR AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT NO COST." PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR ARE " ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES...EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT...ABNORMAL GEAR SHIFTING...ERRATIC HARSH SHIFTING...HARD SHIFTS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD" WHICH IS JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES LISTED. I ALWAYS KEPT THIS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AND HOPED THAT NOTHING WOULD OCCUR. SINCE THEY DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THE CAR, I JUST HOPED A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD NOT ARISE. EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURE SUGGESTS YOU DUE TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 60,000 MILES, I ACTED CONSERVATIVELY KNOWING THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, SO I SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES, AND AGAIN, HOPED THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I HAVE JUST 66,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, BUT THE SEVEN YEAR PART OF THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I ASKED MY SON IF HE COULD RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HE AGREED AND WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE FREEWAY BY A SEMI-TRUCK WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH CORPORATE WHICH HE DID ON FRIDAY, OCT 30TH. ON MONDAY NOV 2, 2009 CORPORATE OFFERED A "HYPOTHETICAL OFFER OF A 25% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANS, WHICH WILL COST $3,000. I WANT 100%, REPLACEMENT AND THEY REFUSED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? MY CASE # WITH HONDA IS N012009-10-3000303. PH 800 999-1009. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX, ~100K MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN ACCELERATE. BELIEVE IT'S DEFECT BUT HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HONDA DEALER TALKED TO ME INTO PAYING $500+ FOR MAINTENANCE(BUT DIDN'T REVEAL THAT 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS A COMMON TRANSMISSION DEFECT)...THE PROBLEM CAME BACK IN 14 MONTHS...NOW I DARE NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM..MY FAMILY WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN!! *TR

PREVIOUS AIRBAG RECALL FOR CORRECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 9/24/09 - 10/02/09. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO "ILLUMINATE" WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS VACANT. STAYS ON WHILE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED, BUT RETURNS TO "OFF" WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED. RETURNED TO DEALER REGARDING SITUATION BUT DEALER SERVICE PERSON WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNLESS A FEE OF $100 WAS PAID FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC CHECK". DID NOT PAY DEALER FOR PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING INITIALLY SO PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX - V6, AND I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE RECALL 05V025000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WAS FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S AND FOR EARLIER YEARS. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED BRUISES ON HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WRECKAGE YARD PER REQUEST OF THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

TOOK IN OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD TO HAVE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG RECALL WORK DONE. SRS WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON IN A WEEK. COOKEVILLE HONDA SAID THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, NOT A RECALL ITEM, JUST A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT OUR CAR HAS OVER 157,000 MILES. IF IT IS A PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO FIX IT REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 09V259000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). AFTER THE REPAIR THE AIR BAG REEL FAILED. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,529.

MY SRS LIGHT STAYS ON (AIRBAGS) AND WHEN I WENT ON LINE IT WAS SAID BY THE NHTSA THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN# AND SAID MINE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE 50 MILES TO MY JOB AND 50 BACK HOME. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD . I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY OR HOW ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE NOTIFIED AND THE REST HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS TO SAY THE LEAST! *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WAS FAILING, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A GENUINE HONDA PART. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. INSTEAD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL, CAUSING THE WHOLE CLUSTER TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V256000. WHICH STATES, 'ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER'. I PHONED HONDA AND WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN SEARCHED THE WEB, AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES WHERE OTHER 2000/2001 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE SUFFERED THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE NATIONAL 800 SERVICE NUMBER, ALL OF WHOM HAVE TOLD ME THAT OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS RECALL. THOUGH, THE SITUATION IS TOO MUCH ALIKE TO BE A COINCIDENCE. *TR

I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A BIG RIG ON THE FREEWAY ON I-5 MONDAY AUGUST 31ST. I WAS GOING ABOUT 68/MILES AN HR WHEN THE BIG RIG HIT ME FROM THE FRONT. THE IMPACT WAS PRETTY BAD BECAUSE I HAVE CERVICAL STRAIN AND BEEN IN BED SINCE MONDAY. ALSO STRAINED MY BACK DUE TO ME BEING THROWN FORWARD N BACK EVEN WITH MY SEAT BELT ON. THE STRANGE PART IS THAT MY AIR BAG DIDN'T GO INFLATE WITH THAT MUCH IMPACT. I THINK IF THE AIR BAG WOULD'VE INFLATED THEN THAT WOULD'VE SAVED ME FROM ALL THIS INJURY. 5 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AND AT THAT TIME I REAR ENDED A STILL CAR GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AND AT THAT TIME THE AIR BAD DIDN'T GO OFF EITHER, MY CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS THAT THERE'S SOME DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT SHOULD'VE INFLATED THIS TIME DUE TO THE IMPACT BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW FRACTURED, THEN SHATTERED INTO PIECES. SHARP FRAGMENTS OF GLASS INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALLS, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED AND IMPAIRED HER VISION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/11/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 12 DAYS AND LESS THAN 400 MILES AFTER HAVING HONDA REPLACE (REBUILD) THE TRANSMISSION. CODE 1705 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) ON THE 7TH DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE SHOP. CAR SLAMS IN R FROM P THEN GETS STUCK IN 2ND (WON'T SHIFT) NO MATTER HAW FAST OR EVEN IF YOU MOVE THE SHIFTER. 3800 RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH. TOOK BACK TO HONDA ON DAY 12 AND WAS TOLD" IF ITS COVERED, THEY'LL FIX IT". IF ITS COVERED ITS 12 DAYS AND 400 MI. FROM YOUR SHOP AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE YOUR NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CODE SHOWS 1705 (TRANS. FAILURE) THE SAME REASON YOU REPLACED THE TRANS IN THE FIRST PLACED. AFTER GETTING A SERVICE REP. TO LOOK AT IT THEY ARE ORDERING A SENSOR TO REPLACE, AND NOW ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE ALARM THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. THE ALARM HAS BEEN ON THE CAR FOR A LONG TIME NOW, AND HONDA KNOWS AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS ARE USED BY A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OWNERS, SO IF IT'S THE ALARM, THERE SHOULD BE A FIX BY HONDA FOR THAT PROBLEM. WHY MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MY ALARM WOULD TELL MY TRANS. NOT TO DUE THAT. I PLACED 2 EXACTLY THE SAME ALARMS ON MY WIFE'S AND MY DAUGHTERS CARS (HONDA AND A TOYOTA) ONE'S DOING FINE !!! *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 88,000 MILES AT MY COST FROM A HONDA DEALER. HAVE HAD OUR CAR BACK 12 DAYS ON A REBUILD TRANSMISSION (LESS THAN 300 MILES) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE 1705 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). FILED A PREVIOUS REPORT (#10276399) ON JULY 9 2009. SAME ISSUES HARD SHIFTS, SLAMMING IN REVERSE, WON'T SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (3800 RPM'S AT 55 MPH) FOR MY WIFE TO GET HOME FROM WORK! TALK ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE WILL TAKE ACTION!! I'M SURE IT'S DEATHS (LIKE THE FAA) GOV.'T AGENTS DUE NOTHING TILL AFTER THE DEATHS ( ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY ) THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, WHERE'S OUR HELP ??? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,650.

THERE WAS NO REPAIRED MADE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS ON. NO CORRECTION DONE, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. CAR IS 2001 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD AIRBAG CAUSED SEVERE BURNS AND CUTS. *TR

CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH 2006 BUICK LACROSSE AND 2001 HONDA ACCORD *GR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THEIR 2001 HONDA ACCORD. SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS MAY HAVE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY DUE TO THE INJURIES SHE RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. *JB UPDATED 12/02/14*JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2001 HONDA ACCORD NO D4 LIGHT ON THE ON THE DASH CLUSTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH CODE 1705 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FAILURE. BEING A MECHANIC AND AFTER CHECKING THE VSS, TCS SOLENOIDS ( LOCK UP,SHIFT CONTROL A B C & CPC) AND EVEN CHECKING THE GEAR POSITION SWITCH, SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT AND WITH NO RESULTS WENT TO THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHY? I FOUND ABOUT 40 PAGES OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE!! HARD SHIFTING, LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, NO SHIFTING, THROTTLE STICKAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , AND BEST OF ALL CODES 1705 1706 1738 1739 1753 1768 1773 & 1791 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FAILURE !!!!!!! NOT MALFUNCTION OR REPLACE PART, FAILURE !! HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE FOR YEARS WITH LITTLE ACTION ! I HOPE MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE NOT THE DEATH THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM !! SO FAR NO HELP FOR THE DEALER, CAR WILL NOT MOVE NOW. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA ACCORD KEEPS COMING ON. HAD IT RESET AT HONDA DEALERSHIP STILL KEEPS COMING ON. WORRIED AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED.

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX REAR ENDED 2007 TOYOTA SOLARI AT 30-32 MPH. THE HONDA ACCORD FRONT END WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY INTO THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOTALED OUT BY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WIFE WAS BRUISED BY SEAT BELT ACROSS THE CHEST AND VERY SORE MUSCLES IN NECK AND BACK FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND HEADACHE. TOOK PAINKILLER AND MUSCLE RELAXANT FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT. WIFE WAS DRIVING HONDA. JUST HOW BAD AN ACCIDENT MUST THERE BE FOR THE AIR BAGS TO WORK? *TR

I BOUGHT 4 BRIDGESTONE WEATHERFORCE PLUS TIRES FOR MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD, SIZE P19565R15. THEY PERFORMED WELL UNTIL THE PAST MONTH WHEN, AS OF TODAY, 3 OF THEM WENT FLAT WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. IN EACH CASE, THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE STEM THAT BROKE. AND IT WASN'T A SMALL LEAK. EVERY TIME, THE VALVE STEM WAS PRACTICALLY TORN FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY THAT TWO OF THEM WENT FLAT AS I WAS PARKING THE CAR, BUT THE LAST ONE WENT FLAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE THAT ALL 3 WOULD GO FLAT IN THE EXACT SAME WAY IN SUCH A SHORT TIME SPAN, SO I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THEM, BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOR LONGER THAN THIS. NOW, I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN THE FOURTH ONE WILL GO AND I HOPE IT'S NOT WHEN I'M NOT CLOSE TO HOME. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY SOMETIMES THEY ARE COMPLETELY OFF AND CAN NOT SEE THE PANEL SOMETIMES THEY TURN BACK ON AND STAY ON FOR DAYS AND THEN RANDOM TURN OFF SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY FOR DAYS AT A TIME. WHEN IT'S OUT, I CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGES ON THE DASH AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT OR OTHER EXTERNAL LIGHTING TO SEE THE GAUGES. THE BACKLIGHTING NEVER FLICKERS -- IT'S EITHER ON OR IT'S OFF. I AM UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY PATTERN OR ACTION THAT CAUSES THE BACKLIGHTING TO GO OUT OR TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL WORK. MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 SEDAN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 04V256000. MY DIMMER CONTROL WORKS WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS WORKING (AND STILL DIMS THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS EVEN WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS NOT WORKING). I REPLACED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN SEPT. 2009, BUT IT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THIS MODEL WERE SOLD WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED NEW TRANSMISSION ON THESE MODEL CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 163,000.